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Chris Jansing

Chris Jansing, American television reporter

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Born
January 30, 1957
Age in 2026
69
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1957

About Chris Jansing

Christine Ann Kapostasy-Jansing (born January 30, 1957) is an American television journalist. She anchors Chris Jansing Reports airing from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET weekdays on MS NOW, having replaced MTP Daily in May 2022. Jansing previously hosted Jansing and Company on MSNBC from 2010 to 2014, and served as the NBC News senior White House correspondent from 2014 to 2017. While there, she won a New York Emmy Award in 1997 for her coverage of the Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta. The show ended on June 13, 2014, when Jansing became NBC's Senior White House Correspondent.

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Chris Jansing timeline

  1. While there, she won a New York Emmy Award in 1997 for her coverage of the Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta.
  2. The show ended on June 13, 2014, when Jansing became NBC's Senior White House Correspondent.

The world when Chris Jansing was born

Chris Jansing was born in 1957. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1957

  • #1 song"All Shook Up" – Elvis Presley
  • Top movieThe Bridge on the River Kwai
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookOn the Road – Jack Kerouac

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMilwaukee Braves win the World Series
  • Top headlineSoviet Union launches Sputnik — Space Race begins
  • Technology milestoneSputnik 1 becomes first artificial satellite in orbit
  • Defining fadHula hoops (early buzz)
  • Notable inventionFrisbee
  • World population2.87 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championMilwaukee Braves (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population171.2M

1957 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Chris Jansing's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19572026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,200$435,000
Average income$6,700$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.51$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population171.2M341 million

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